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RGB
rgb(169, 159, 188)
HSL
hsl(260, 18%, 68%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.5:1Fail
on black
8.4:1AA
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Orchid Silk Muted (#A99FBC) belongs to the purple family — hue 260°, 18% saturation, 68% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-orchid-silk-muted: #A99FBC;
  --colorarchive-orchid-silk-muted-hsl: hsl(260, 18%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-orchid-silk-muted-rgb: rgb(169, 159, 188);
}

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Base: Orchid Silk Muted #A99FBC
Lighter companion: Orchid Bloom Muted #BEB7CD
Darker companion: Orchid Tone Muted #9387AB
Complementary counterpoint: Olive Silk Muted #B2BC9F
Analogous lead: Mulberry Silk Muted #B29FBC
Analogous echo: Iris Silk Muted #9F9FBC
Triadic +120°: Ember Silk Muted #BCA99F
Triadic +240°: Seafoam Silk Muted #9FBCA9
Split-comp +150°: Amber Silk Muted #BCB79F
Split-comp +210°: Leaf Silk Muted #A4BC9F

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